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Controversy and compromise: the fallout from Senator Dorinda Cox's defection from the Greens to Labor

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 3:17


The Greens are reeling from the surprise defection of West Australian Senator Dorinda Cox to the Labor Party. The Prime Minister has defended his new recruit, amid accusations of workplace bullying.

Minimum wage rise impact, and petrol prices climb on weak Aussie dollar

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 14:20


SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Julie Lee from FTSE Russell about the impact of the Fair Work Commission's 3.5% rise to the minimum wage along with the rest of the day's sharemarket news, plus Rhayna Bosch finds out why petrol prices have risen despite a fall in the global oil price with Vivek Dhar from the Commonwealth Bank.

"It's a step in the right direction" New multicultural office established

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 4:37


New Federal Multicultural Minister Anne Aly says that social cohesion is not entirely up to multicultural communities. It comes as the government announced plans to open an Office for Multicultural Affairs to sit within the Home Affairs Department. But it falls short of a landmark report's recommendation to create a standalone department for Multicultural Affairs, Immigration and Citizenship, which also raised concerns about how migrant communities feel they are being monitored, rather than supported, by the Home Affairs department.

Six million-dollar guitar features in new Kurt Cobain exhibition

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 5:01


Kurt Cobain's last guitar, used during his band Nirvana's iconic M-T-V Unplugged Performance shortly before his death, is the centrepiece of a new exhibition at London's Royal College of Music. The guitar, which previously broke records by selling for $9.4 million at auction, is considered an iconic piece in the band's enduring legacy.

Russia and Ukraine agree on POW swap after rapid ceasefire talks in Istanbul

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 5:21


Talks in Istanbul between Russia and Ukraine have produced an agreement to conduct a new prisoner exchange. The talks have unfolded a day after a string of stunning long-range attacks by both sides, with Ukraine launching a devastating drone assault on Russian air bases and Russia hurling its largest drone attack of the war against Ukraine.

Poland elects nationalist Karol Nawrocki as next president

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 4:56


Polish nationalist opposition candidate Karol Nawrocki has won the second round of Poland's presidential election. Securing just over 50 per cent of votes, Mr Nawrocki has defeated liberal Warsaw mayor and pro-European candidate Rafal Trzaskowski.The election was seen as a choice between a pro-European course – or a Donald Trump-style nationalism.

Interest rate cuts trigger record property prices & Trump doubles steel tariffs

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 12:24


SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Robert Talevski from Activam Group about the days market moves including why Trump's move to increase steel tariffs benefited Bluescope Steel, plus Rhayna Bosch discusses the latest increase in home values with Tim Lawless from Cotality.

Calls for more to be done to address natural disaster costs

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 6:30


New Treasury analysis shows the cost of Cyclone Alfred and other floods across New South Wales and Queensland has reached around $2.2 billion dollars. Community leaders, economists and climate researchers want Australia to do more to address the costs.

Israel investigating as Gazans killed trying to access aid

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 6:20


The Israeli military says it will investigate every incident linked to its food distribution efforts in Gaza, after at least 31 Palestinians were killed and more than 170 wounded while trying to access aid. The violence unfolded near a new humanitarian aid hub in Rafah, set up by the privately-run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, but there are conflicting accounts of what actually occurred.

50 years of SBS: More than simply sexy movies and soccer

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 16:19


1975 was a time of change in global politics. There was the horror of the Pol Pot genocide, the end of the Vietnam War - while in Australia there was the dismissal of the Labor Whitlam government. It was also a time when Australia was rapidly changing into the multicultural society we see today, coinciding with the birth of the nation's multilingual broadcaster: SBS.

Prime Minister defies calls from the US for Australia to hike defence spending

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 4:33


Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defied calls from the US for Australia to hike defence spending. It comes as Australia seeks reprieve from recently doubled US tariffs on steel and aluminium.

Growing alarm over China's expanding military posture dominates Shangri-La Dialogue

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 5:55


Rising alarm over China's growing military posture and nuclear ambitions dominated the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, where defence leaders from Australia, the US and France stressed the need for stronger alliances, renewed arms control frameworks, and coordinated regional deterrence.

INTERVIEW: WA Stolen Generations survivors welcome redress scheme

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 17:03


Queensland now remains the only Australian state or territory without a redress scheme for survivors of the Stolen Generations, after Western Australia announced one this week. Survivors will be eligible for individual payments of $85,000, with the scheme to be open by the end of the year. Under government policies, more than half of all Aboriginal people in Western Australia were taken from their families - or are related to survivors. The Healing Foundation has been advocating on behalf of Stolen Generations survivors. In this episode of Weekend One on One, the group's CEO, Shannan Dodson, told Biwa Kwan, it means a lot to survivors to receive this acknowledgment - and it advances the healing process.

Measuring the hidden burden of Tourette Syndrome and tic disorders on Australia

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 6:26


In Australia, one in every 100 school-aged children could be living with Tourette Syndrome. It's a neurodevelopmental disorder that can cause uncontrollable movements, or sounds known as tics. A new survey has found children living with Tourette Syndrome face a high risk of suicide, and experts are urging Australians to learn more about the condition.

'A call to remember': First Nations Veterans honoured at ceremony in Sydney

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 3:44


The contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Veterans has been honoured at a ceremony in Sydney. This year's commemorations, focusing on the meaning of ‘lest we forget' and how this practice was previously neglected. And a warning this story contains the name of a First Nations person who has died.

Global outcry over Gaza, China woos Pacific & Beatboxing nuns

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 27:03


Australia's government joins growing condemnation of Israel's war on Gaza, the competition for influence in the Pacific, and has President Trump's tough stance pushed Russia any closer to a ceasefire? Plus, a surprising result in Lebanon's municipal elections and the beatboxing skills of a Brazilian nun.

INTERVIEW: The Australian doctor seeking to build a children's hospital in Gaza

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 10:48


Dr Mohammed Mustafa has travelled to Gaza twice as a volunteer doctor. Whilst overseas, he built up an online following as he shared his firsthand account of what was happening on the ground. SBS News spoke with Dr Mustafa as he travelled to Canberra, hoping to gain support from the Australian government to build a children's hospital in Gaza.

New technology developed in Australia could help clear land mines faster, better

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 6:12


Almost three decades since the international adoption of the Mine Ban Treaty, civilians in almost 70 countries still live with the risk of landmines. About 6,000 people a year are killed and wounded globally by explosive remnants. Clearance operations remain both a dangerous and painstaking task. It can take decades to rid a country of explosive remnants, but an Australian company - in partnership with the CSIRO - has developed new technology that it says has the potential to make clearance operations faster, smarter and safer.

Doctor urges Australia to help Gazans as government moves towards recognising Palestinian state

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 13:28


After returning from Gaza, an Australian trainee emergency doctor is calling on Australia to lead a project establishing a children's hospital, and to recognise Palestinian statehood. Australia's representative to the United Nations has welcomed international moves to recognise statehood before a peace process is finalised. It comes as some have called for Australia to join like-minded nations in threatening sanctions on Israel after an 11-week blockade on aid. But there are concerns within the community that recognising statehood would reward Hamas.

'Forgotten genocide' in Namibia observed with first remembrance day

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 6:07


Namibia has honoured the victims of the German genocide in their country, as politicians and affected communities voice fresh calls for reparations. In what is considered the first genocide of the 20th Century, German soldiers killed some 65,000 OvaHerero people and 10,000 Nama people between 1904 and 1908.

'Pinball machine' policies: analysts react to developments in Trump tariffs

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 4:41


Donald Trump's wide-ranging tariffs on international imports will remain in place for now, after the White House filed an emergency intervention in Federal Court. The U-S government made the appeal in response to a court order that some import tariffs be blocked immediately, on the grounds the president had over-reached his powers.

ASX shrugs off Trump tariff legal challenge and Nvidia result

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 15:06


SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Todd Hoare from LGT Crestone Wealth Management Limited and Armina Rosenberg from Minotaur Capital to find out why Australian investors looked past surging US Futures following Nvidia's strong earnings result and after a US court blocked Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs.

Sudan on brink of public health disaster after cholera outbreak, aid groups warn

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 4:35


Aid groups have warned Sudan is on the brink of a full scale public health disaster after an outbreak of cholera in the country's capital Khartoum. Sudan's Health Ministry reports more than 170 people have died of the disease in one week.

"Devil in a white coat": Pedophile French surgeon sentenced over sexual abuse of 299 people

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 6:21


A retired surgeon in France has been found guilty of sexually abusing hundreds of patients, many of them children and under anaesthetic. Joel Le Scouarnec is now the most prolific paedophile to go to trial in the country, with 299 victims listed. A WARNING THAT THE FOLLOWING STORY CONTAINS DETAILS THAT MAY DISTRESS SOME LISTENERS.

Back together again: a new Coalition deal after eight days apart

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 4:43


Eight days after the Coalition split up, the Liberal and National parties have announced they have reunited. The decision signals a deal reached between the two parties on key policies, paving the way for the unveiling of a shadow cabinet.

Inflation in check but many basics more expensive

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 15:51


SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Pat Bustamante from Westpac about today's monthly CPI Indicator which showed while prices remained within the RBA's target band, some essentials are rising and what it means for interest rates, plus the latest sharemarket thinking with Jun Bei Liu from Ten Cap.

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Controversy over government decision to approve major extension of WA gas project

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 4:17


The Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt has approved a major extension of the North West Shelf Gas Project in Western Australia. It's one of the nation's most valuable offshore gas reserves — operated by Woodside, which wants to extend its life by another 40 years. Based on the Pilbara's Burrup Peninsula also known as Murujuga, the project sits within an area of immense cultural and environmental significance.

A perfect funding storm looms for Australia's universities

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 7:37


Australian research funding is at risk, as the United States withdraws or freezes tertiary grants, and investment from government and business declines. It has prompted calls to diversify funding streams and reduce the reliance on international student fees.

Aid distribution in Gaza ends in gunfire and stampedes

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 5:51


A US and Israeli-approved aid distribution effort in Gaza has ended in chaos, gunfire and stampedes. Tens of thousands of hungry Palestinians stormed a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation facility with the Israeli military then shooting and reportedly killing Palestinians in an effort to regain control. The effort forms part of Israel's new attempt to sidestep established aid channels by the United Nations who continues to call for Israel to remove all restrictions on food and medicine entering Gaza.

Have a heart for your health, advocates urge amid rising AF rates

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 5:12


An estimated half a million Australians are living with atrial-fibrillation, the most common type of irregular heartbeat. But around 30 percent of people who have AF don't even know it. That can have implications for people's health as they get older, with the condition leading to a higher risk for dementia and stroke.

Reconciliation Week marked by new Stolen Generations redress scheme in WA

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 5:14


Stolen Generations survivors in Western Australia will now be eligible for redress for the harm caused by forced removals of children from family and community. The state government has announced living survivors will be eligible for payments of up to $85,000 under the scheme. As Reconciliation Week events take place across the country, former Labor Senator Pat Dodson has also called for Labor to take further steps toward truth-telling and treaty.

Telstra's new 5 year plan and strata capital works funding

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 12:46


SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Robert Anderson from Strata Community Association (NSW) about why, with interest rates coming down, now may be a good time to check in on your capital works fund, plus Mike Jenneke from UBS goes through the day's market action including Telstra's new 5 year Connected Future 30 plan.

Trump calls Putin "crazy" as Russia continues bombarding Ukraine

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 4:55


Donald Trump's efforts to achieve a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia remain fruitless, with a new Russian bombardment of Ukraine forcing the US President to consider imposing new sanctions. Ukrainians have been living under three days of intense air strikes from Russia with more than 900 drones and missiles raining down across the country.

Sporting competition with openly doped athletes set to launch in 2026

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 5:49


For decades, 'drugs' has been a dirty word in sport, but a new competition is attempting to change that. The 'Enhanced Games' is set to launch in Las Vegas next year, with competitors openly doped. World sporting bodies say the concept is dangerous and risks athletes' health.

Three Australian states hit with electricity price hikes

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 4:28


Residents in some Australian states are facing a potential increase on their annual electricity bills from July 1. Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia residents will likely see a three to 10 percent increase on their annual bills - just as winter sets in.

Reflection, and a call for action, on National Sorry Day

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 4:41


Events have been held around the country to mark National Sorry Day, an acknowledgement of the forced removal of First Nations children from their families and culture. One-third of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are descendants of Stolen Generations survivors, and many have shared their families stories and memories of child removal. As reconciliation week also begins, First Nations leaders are calling for truth-telling and concrete action from politicians to address ongoing disadvantage.

Social media reshaping the lines between Autism and ADHD

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 7:53


Social media is re-shaping the lines between Autism and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according to new research by the University of Melbourne. It found an increasing number of people from online groups of the two mental health conditions identify that they have both ADHD and autism. But researchers, experts and advocates warn that while the two mental health condition could co-occur, they need to be treated separately

Israeli school strike leaves dozens killed as Gaza offensive ramps up

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 6:04


Israeli military strikes on schools, tent encampments and residential buildings have left dozens of Palestinian men, women and children dead, as Israel ramps up its effort to seize the whole of the Gaza Strip and destroy Hamas. Meanwhile, former Israeli hostages, and the relatives of those who remain in Hamas captivity, continue pleading for an immediate ceasefire and hostage deal, as their government remains intent on continuing the war.

Ukraine suffers its most intense aerial attack since Russia invaded

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 6:02


Ukraine has suffered its most intense aerial attack since Russia's full-scale invasion over three years ago, with 367 drones and missiles launched. This comes as over 300 Ukrainian soldiers were reunited with their families, bringing the total number of prisoners exchanged over the past few days between Russia and Ukraine to 1,000, from each side.

Nationals play down speculation of a leadership spill after Coalition breakup

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 4:14


Against the backdrop of a chaotic week and remarkable split in the Coalition, the Nationals are playing down speculation of a leadership spill. But leader David Littleproud says he doesn't care if he loses his job.

Iranian director wins top prize at Cannes, urging 'unity' and 'freedom'

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 8:28


The 78th Cannes Film Festival closed with a rare power outage, but not before delivering a jolt of cinematic history. Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or for 'It Was Just An Accident', marking his defiant return to the global stage after years of repression under Tehran's regime. Visibly emotional, Panahi dedicated the award to the people of Iran, urging unity and freedom.

INTERVIEW: Finding joy in a world of chaos

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 4:45


Dr. Heather Lench is a professor in psychological and brain sciences at Texas A&M University. She believes there are ways to find happiness in a world that can seem chaotic and overwhelming. She says research on the topic shows one of the key things we can do is focus on what is in our control, and focus on activities that give us the greatest joy — things we do because we enjoy doing them — and spend more time on those activities. Dr Lench says research has shown that you don't have to spend time meditating quietly without distractions to find happiness. She says there are a lot of ways to engage in meaningful activities that create joy, including walking, painting, reading, running and playing sports.

Suffering in silence: the rapidly rising disease impacting Australians

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 5:20


When it comes to Inflammatory Bowel Disease, or IBD, Australia is a world leader — with the number of people living here with the condition rapidly rising. But while the exact causes of the disease remain unknown, we're gaining a greater understanding of how we may be able to live with IBD, and possibly even prevent it.

Taking coffee from 'functional beverage' to 'indulgence'

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 7:11


It is no secret that coffee is one of the most beloved beverages in the world. And an event celebrating the caffeinated drink has been held in Jakarta, showcasing the very best of the bean.

Three people in a critical condition following stabbing attack in Germany

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 3:43


A stabbing attack at Hamburg's main train station has left 17 people injured, including three in critical condition. Police say the assailant, a 39-year-old German woman, acted alone and was arrested without incident. Investigators do not currently suspect political extremism as the motive, but rather believe a mental health issue is to blame.

INTERVIEW: Experiencing the Hajj

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 13:31


In the next few days, Australian Muslims will be beginning their journey to take part in the Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims. Faraz Nomani is a strategy and risk professional from Greenacre in southwest Sydney. He was born in Saudi Arabia and came to Australia 25 years ago when he was 10 years old. In this episode of Weekend One on One he talks about his own pilgrimages to the Hajj and his visit this year when he will be helping other people making the pilgrimage from Australia. He told SBS's Shirley Glaister why the Hajj is so important.

Could Australia become a coffee-growing nation?

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 5:22


Australians drink a lot of coffee - billions of cups a year - but Australian-GROWN coffee is only a small part of that. What if we grew more of our own? That's what scientists in northern New South Wales are working on. Small Business Secrets finds out when we might be drinking more locally-grown coffee.

Reconciliation Week is bridging the past and future for First Nations Australians

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 10:42


Every year in conjunction with National Reconciliation Week from 27 May to 3 June, Australians are presented with the opportunity to learn more about the nation's shared histories, cultures and achievements. This year, the theme is Bridging Now to Next - calling on the nation to reflect on the ongoing connection between past, present and future.

Job ad scams rising & Donald Trump's market influence

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 12:55


SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Dianne Colledge from Morgans about the day's market action including Donald Trump's market influence, while Rhayna Bosch takes a closer look at job ad scams with ACCC Deputy Chairwoman Catriona Lowe.

Gazans 'devastated and desperate', US Senate showdown and a massive rice fail

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 26:01


We explore the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as aid struggles to reach over 2 million people. Plus, a fiery Senate showdown for US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a breakthrough in Türkiye's decades-long conflict, and why joking about rice just cost a Japanese minister his job.

Food aid trickles into Gaza

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 6:50


Food aid is finally beginning to enter Gaza after an 11-week blockade by Israel helped push the hunger-stricken region to the brink. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also condemned the British, French and Canadian governments for demanding Israel end its new ground offensive seeking to capture the whole of the Gaza Strip.

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